Why did Kuwait, one of the most democratic countries in the Mideast, take a sharp autocratic turn & what comes next?

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As violent protests continue to rock Iran, survival of country's long-reigning clerical regime has never looked as vulnerable

UK historian Christopher de Bellaige says Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, will fight till the bitter end as will the formidable Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp. But their success is no longer guaranteed amid threats of US intervention and a new generation of young ...  Show more

Why US pressure may finally force Israel into striking Syria security deal

A fifth round of US-brokered talks between Israel and Syria began in Paris on Jan. 5. Elizabeth Tsurkov, a senior fellow at the New Lines Institute, explains why Israel may finally yield to US pressure and sign a security agreement with Syria’s new Islamist government — while rem ...  Show more

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